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They Don’t Think It’s Stealing

Teaching children not to take things that do not belong to them might seem like it should be a simple task for a parent, but many of us have discovered that this can be a major challenge. One of the biggest things we are working with in this department is that conceptually, young children may not realize that they are actually stealing. It can take a while before developmentally children are able to process and understand that they are actually stealing when they take items that are not theirs. The values of a family can affect how well a child … Continue reading →

How Old Before They Understand Stealing?

As parents, we can get quite alarmed with what we think is immoral behavior in our children—lying and stealing are two behaviors that can be big triggers for a great many parents. What seems incredibly obvious and “wrong” to us, however, may be a concept that our child has either not grasped developmentally yet, or that takes a while for the lessons to truly sink in. While we begin correcting and trying to teach our children right from wrong from a very early age, and we certainly want to try to correct them when they lie and/or take something that … Continue reading →

Rock the Mini Vote

Will you be bringing your kids along when you place your vote on Tuesday? Most parents wouldn’t dream of dragging a squirmy tot the polls on what is supposed to be an historical Election Day, especially since long lines have been making headlines from coast-to-coast. However, if you have the means, you might consider sharing the voting experience with your child. Today, my third grader came home with a note from her teacher encouraging moms and dads to have their kids accompany them in the voting booth. She wants the kids to get a first-hand look at the electoral process. … Continue reading →

Pregnant Mother Vindicated

Remember the pregnant Honolulu mom, who was accused of stealing a couple of sandwiches from a local Safeway last week? Nicole Leszczynski and her husband were thrown into jail and their toddler taken into custody by Child Welfare Services all because they allegedly forgot to pay for a couple of chicken salad snacks they ate before leaving the store. Well, hopefully the rest of Nicole’s pregnancy will be stress-free from here on out. The 28-year-old mom, who made national headlines with her sandwich story, has been vindicated. According to news reports, Safeway decided to calm the PR firestorm they got … Continue reading →

Gravestone of Infant Reunited With Long Lost Grave

Your genealogy research may have taken you into cemeteries and graveyards. Each gravestone holds a lot of the vital information that a genealogist needs. None of that information can be used if the gravestone itself is missing. Recently, the gravestone of an infant who died over one hundred years ago was reunited with the gravesite that it was taken from. Nothing could be more tragic than the death of an infant. Genealogists who visit graveyards, as part of their genealogy research, will occasionally come across the graves of infants. One cannot help but think about how devastated the parents of … Continue reading →

Pet Kidnapping on the Rise

According to statistics from the American Kennel Club, pet kidnapping is on the rise. It’s a statistic that’s difficult to track, to be sure. Pet theft is categorized with other property theft in official police reports, so the AKC and other groups have to rely on anecdotal evidence. But law enforcement agencies agree that pet theft — especially dog theft — is higher in 2008 than in the past. In the first half of the year, the AKC caught wind of three times as many dog thefts as there were in the first half of 2007. Why steal a pet? … Continue reading →

Marriage Humor – With a Grain of Salt

Here lies my wife in earthy mould/when she lived did naught but scold. Good friends go softly in your walking/lest she should wake and rise up talking A man and his wife were visiting the holy land when his wife suffered a heart attack and passed away. Though obviously devastated, he had to answer several questions with regard to the disposition of his wife’s body. An official told him that he could bury his wife there in the Holy Land for $150, but if he wanted to take her home to the United States it would be $4000. The husband … Continue reading →

Side Effects of Attachment Disorders (Part 4) Conscience Development

In the effort to survive, children with attachment disorders have learned to think about only themselves. Because the child hasn’t had a chance to develop a healthy long lasting attachment, the child may not have learned how to care about the way his or her behaviors affect anyone else. To a child with an attachment disorder it really doesn’t matter how the new parents or caregivers feel about the child, he or she has not had the opportunity to develop an active conscience. A healthy well-attached child begins to care about how their actions affect the other important people in … Continue reading →